The Ford Mansion atop a beautiful hilltop in Morristown, NJ was the Hard Winter (Dec 1779 - May 1780) quarters of George Washington and the Continental Army. Jacob Ford 's widow Theodosia Ford and her three children shared the household with Washington, his staff (including Alexander Hamilton and their servants. That winter remains the coldest on record for New Jersey. The adjacent museum is being remodeled and should be open again in 2006.

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National Park Service page